Kishore Da’s character Vidyapati became immortal in the film Padosan. But did you know that for this role, producer Mehmood had to spend a night near his house. This is how this memorable character became
The film Padosan was released in 1968. In this film, Sunil Dutt changed his tough image and played the fun-loving character of Bhola. Saira Banu was his heroine Bindu in the film. Apart from these two lead actors, it was Bhola Vidyapati’s music guru who grabbed the most attention from the audience. His amazing comic timing and looks have made Hindi cinema a character that will be remembered forever. But do you know that producer Mehmood had to make papads to cast him in this film. After a lot of hard work, Kishore Kumar got ready to play this iconic character.
Kishore Kumar turned down the role
Padosan was produced by actor Mehmood, who became Bindu’s mentor in the film. In such a situation, he wanted only Kishore Kumar to play the role of Vidyapati. He offered this role to the actor-singer, but he refused. This was the period when Kishore Kumar was not ready to act in films. Mehmood persuaded him, wooed him for a whole month, but he was not ready for the role. Mehmood also did not give up, because he knew that no one would play this role better than Kishore Kumar.
Mahmoud celebrated like this
One day Mahmood stayed near Kishore Kumar’s house. I spent the whole night like this. Kishore Kumar’s heart melted and seeing Mehmood’s dedication, he agreed to do this film. In the film, he played the role of guru Sunil Dutt, which made the audience laugh. His character in the film was actually inspired by his uncle Dhananjay Banerjee. He was also a classical singer.
Sunil Dutt was not the first candidate
Few people know that Sunil Dutt was not the first choice for the role in the film Padosan. The film’s producer Mehmood worked with R.D. Berman in previous films. There was a good relationship between them. He wanted R. D. Burman to play the role of Bhola in this film. But R.D. Burman wanted to devote time to his music after starring in two films. There are also reports that Guru Dutt was also liked for the film, but he died before that. In the end, Sunil Dutt surprised everyone by playing the role of Bhola. It became the sixth highest-grossing film of that year. The song “Meri Samne Wali Khirki Mein” from the film became a big hit.